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Schirmeck · 67
This upcoming digital monument in Schirmeck, planned for 2026 under the Alsace-Moselle Memorial, will trace the paths of nearly 40,000 victims through archives and testimonies from descendants, key actors in this shared memory.
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Hartmannswiller · 68
The Cantine of Hartmannswillerkopf, born after the Great War of 1914-1918, continues the tradition of welcoming visitors exploring this historic battlefield. It occupies the former German military canteen located along curve 2.
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Ranrupt · 67
This monument honors French and German soldiers who died in the 1870 and 1914-1918 wars. The military cemetery contains two ossuaries and 24 individual graves.
Discover this placeMittlach · 68
The Alpine Ambulance, a former French military hospital from 1915-1918 in Mittlach, is now an interpretation center about the war in the valley. Self-guided or guided tours available, prices from €3, free for under 16s.
Discover this placeGriesbach-au-Val · 68
A sandstone stele commemorates the German battalion Armierungs Bataillon 68, located in the Estenbach forest.
Discover this placeMuhlbach-sur-Munster · 68
The summit of Braunkopf, taken by the French on June 15, 1915, marked their first victory before the recapture of Metzeral.
Discover this placeWœrth · 67
This 1888 limestone monument, topped by a bronze lion, honors Bavarian soldiers fallen in 1870. It features a sculpted group symbolizing a dying soldier and the Angel of Victory.
Discover this placeHohrod · 68
This cross marks the site of a former French military cemetery where soldiers who fell in March 1915 at Katzenstein were buried. Their graves were moved in 1925 to the Wettstein cemetery.
Discover this placeMetzeral · 68
A commemorative stele at Anlass-Wasen, 700 meters above sea level, honors Captain Dubarle of the 68th Alpine Hunters Battalion, who died in combat on June 15, 1915.
Discover this placeMuhlbach-sur-Munster · 68
A carved stone depicting a Bavarian blockhouse is integrated into a house in Stocka, offering a unique and historical architectural detail.
Discover this placeWalbourg · 67
This 19th-century neoclassical monument, 3.30 meters tall, stands in the middle of a field. Its three sides are decorated with blank medallions and garlands, with no inscriptions.
Discover this placeMundolsheim · 67
Fort Ducrot in Mundolsheim, built between 1879-1882 by the Germans and later integrated into the Maginot Line, offers free guided tours for children under 16. Open Thursdays and Saturdays at 2 PM, and the last Sunday of each month.
Discover this placeStrasbourg · 67
Built between 1876 and 1878, this small Biehler-type fort with a water-filled ditch was successively named Fort Ixa, Fort am Altenheimerhof, and Schwartzhoff until 1919.
Discover this placeLa Wantzenau · 67
Military fortification in Strasbourg's defensive ring, built between 1887 and 1888, part of the city's intermediate fortifications.
Discover this placeMittlach · 68
This incinerator, located along the Langenwasen road, was used by the French army to burn kitchen waste and other materials.
Discover this placeSondernach · 68
This cemetery, created in the 1920s in the Maettle woods, gathers the French graves from the areas around Sondernach and Hilsenfirst.
Discover this placeSaales · 67
This French military cemetery contains an ossuary with 26 unknown soldiers from infantry regiments and a battalion of foot hunters, as well as 13 identified graves.
Discover this placeMittlach · 68
Old military ambulance converted into a cellar beneath the town hall. Visits possible only by appointment through the town hall.
Discover this placeMetzeral · 68
Three commemorative plaques honor the memory of former French alpine hunters who died in combat at Schnepfenriedkopf, a historic site in the Vosges.
Discover this placeStosswihr · 68
The Reichackerkopf battlefield and the French steles at Sattel Pass commemorate a historic World War I site, marked by intense fighting and monuments honoring fallen soldiers.
Discover this placeSoultzeren · 68
This marker, installed by the Touring Club of France after 1918 on RN 417 at the village entrance, marks the furthest advance of the front during the First World War.
Discover this placeBreitenbach-Haut-Rhin · 68
The German cemetery at Krähenberg and the Ilienkopf site contain remains of German bunkers and military installations from 1915 to 1918, along with a memorial stele at the pass.
Discover this placeNiederbronn-les-Bains · 67
Niederbronn-les-Bains, a spa town spared during World War II, hosts a military cemetery where 15,809 victims rest. A permanent exhibition there recounts 12 notable destinies.
Discover this placeBergheim · 68
The German military cemetery at Grasberg, inaugurated in 1975, holds 5,308 soldiers who died during World War II. Located in Haut-Rhin, it gathers remains initially scattered across more than 225 municipalities.
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